Music Undergraduate certificate
158 programs — 4 with federal cost data, the rest suppressed for small class sizes and listed after them, ordered by median debt against median earnings — lowest first.
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Schools file the same degree under different federal codes — Berklee’s music production sits under “Music, Other”, Academy of Art’s under “Recording Arts”. These groups gather every code a program is actually filed under.
Hide for-profit colleges(8 programs)What our data shows about for-profit collegesAcross the creative fields on this site, students at private for-profit institutions borrow 27% more than students at public ones ($29,332 against $23,033) and earn 15% less four years after completing ($38,361 against $45,110).The combined effect is severe. Median debt at a for-profit equals 70% of a graduate’s annual earnings, against 47% at a public institution. And 10% of for-profit programs leave graduates owing more than they earn in a year — against 1% of public ones. Ten times the rate.This is a pattern across 212 for-profit programs, not a handful of outliers, and it holds in every creative field we cover. It does not mean no for-profit program is worth taking: some appear high in our best-value rankings, and this filter hides those too. It means the odds are materially worse, and the burden of proof sits with the school.Figures are medians computed from the College Scorecard and IPEDS data behind every table on this site.
| Institution | Programcredential and delivery | at completion | 4 yrs after | Median federal loan debt at completion, divided by median earnings four years later. It answers a single question: how much of one year’s income do you owe on the day you finish?Below 50% is generally considered manageable. Above 100% means graduates owe more than they earn in a year, and repayment on a standard ten-year plan starts to consume a serious share of income.Debt covers federal loans only, so real ratios are often worse. Both figures are medians — half of graduates fall on the wrong side of each. |
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| Berklee College of MusicMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusOffers: Music Production and Engineering (BM) · Electronic Production and Design (BM) · Independent Recording and Production (BM) · Contemporary Writing and Production (BM) · Film Scoring (BM) · Game and Interactive Media Scoring (BM) · Music Business/Management (BM) · Songwriting (BM) · Composition (BM) · Jazz Composition (BM) · Performance (BM) · Global Jazz Performance (BM) · Music Education (BM) · Music Therapy (BM) · Professional Music (BM) · Black Music and Culture (BM)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherMusic Theory and CompositionMusic PedagogyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $34,014 | — |
| Dallas CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Fully onlineWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music TechnologyMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $29,373 | — |
| Nashville State Community CollegeTN · PublicRequest information → | Music, OtherUndergraduate certificate · On campus | — | $24,423 | — |
| Visible Music CollegeTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Fully online | $5,500 | — | — |
| Alvin Community CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Arapahoe Community CollegeCO · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bard CollegeNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Berkshire Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bethesda UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Black Hills State UniversitySD · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Boise State UniversityID · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Boston UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionMusicology and EthnomusicologyKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cabrillo CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Calvary UniversityMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cecil CollegeMD · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Arizona CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Chabot CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| City College of San FranciscoCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeIL · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cleveland Institute of MusicOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of DuPageIL · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of San MateoCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of the DesertCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Colorado Christian UniversityCO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:ConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Columbus State UniversityGA · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Community College of Allegheny CountyPA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Community College of PhiladelphiaPA · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Crafton Hills CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cuesta CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Curtis Institute of MusicPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralVoice and OperaMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Davidson CollegeNC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Diablo Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| East Mississippi Community CollegeMS · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| El Camino Community College DistrictCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Foothill CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Glendale Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Glendale Community CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Glenville State UniversityWV · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Grand Valley State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Hamline UniversityMN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Holyoke Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Hood CollegeMD · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Houston Community CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Indiana State UniversityIN · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reportedWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusPA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Indiana University-BloomingtonIN · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusOffers: Audio Engineering and Sound Production (BS) · Music Production – Audio Engineering (BS) · Music Production – Creation and Production (BS) · Performance (BM) · Jazz Studies (BM) · Composition (BM) · Music Education (BME) · Music and an Outside Field (BS)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherStringed InstrumentsKeyboard InstrumentsMusic PedagogyVoice and OperaMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic, GeneralBrass InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Indiana University-South BendIN · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Theory and CompositionMusic TechnologyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| La Sierra UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reportedWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lamar State College-Port ArthurTX · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Laney CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lansing Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Las Positas CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Liberty UniversityVA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music PedagogyUndergraduate certificate · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic, GeneralBrass InstrumentsKeyboard InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Keyboard InstrumentsUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Voice and OperaStringed InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionWoodwind InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Los Angeles Harbor CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Online or on campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Los Angeles Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Los Medanos CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Macomb Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Madonna UniversityMI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Manhattan School of MusicNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Keyboard InstrumentsUndergraduate certificate · On campusOffers: Orchestral Performance (BM) · Vocal Arts (BM) · Contemporary Performance (BM) · Musical Theatre (BM) · Jazz Arts (BM) · Composition (BM) · Conducting (BM)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Voice and OperaStringed InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic Theory and CompositionBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| McLennan Community CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mesa Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Keyboard InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Middle Tennessee State UniversityTN · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Millersville University of PennsylvaniaPA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music TechnologyMusic PedagogyMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Millikin UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Theory and CompositionJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| MiraCosta CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mission CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Missouri Southern State UniversityMO · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Missouri State University-SpringfieldMO · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Monterey Peninsula CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Moorpark CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Moreno Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mott Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mt San Antonio CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Muhlenberg CollegePA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Niagara County Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Northeastern UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Northern Arizona UniversityAZ · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Northern State UniversitySD · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictWY · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Oakland Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Oberlin CollegeOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Jazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, OtherMusic TechnologyMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Ohio University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music PedagogyUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionConductingMusic History, Literature, and TheoryKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Ohlone CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Owens Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Palomar CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Panola CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Pasadena City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Phoenix CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Portland Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Purdue University Fort WayneIN · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Purdue University-Main CampusIN · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Reedley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Rider UniversityNJ · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Voice and OperaUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryConductingMusic, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionKeyboard InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Riverside City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Rowan UniversityNJ · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Saddleback CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Sam Houston State UniversityTX · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| San Diego Mesa CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| San Francisco Conservatory of MusicCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Stringed InstrumentsUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Voice and OperaMusic TechnologyKeyboard InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic Theory and CompositionPercussion InstrumentsConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Santa Ana CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Schenectady County Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Scottsdale Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Shenandoah UniversityVA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyMusic TechnologyConductingMusic Theory and CompositionMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Shoreline Community CollegeWA · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Simmons College of KentuckyKY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaPA · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| South Plains CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Southern Adventist UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusOffers: Film Production (BFA) · Animation (BFA) · Media Production (BS) · Photography (BFA) · Advertising (BS) · Public Relations (BS) · Broadcast Journalism (BS) | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Southwestern CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| St Charles Community CollegeMO · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Stark State CollegeOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Tarrant County College DistrictTX · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Temple CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Temple UniversityPA · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music TechnologyJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionVoice and OperaConductingKeyboard InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Terra State Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Texas A & M University-KingsvilleTX · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Texas Christian UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic Theory and CompositionMusicology and EthnomusicologyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Texas Tech UniversityTX · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic History, Literature, and TheoryMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| The Juilliard SchoolNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Stringed InstrumentsUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Keyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, OtherWoodwind InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic Theory and CompositionBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| The New England Conservatory of MusicMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Stringed InstrumentsUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Voice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesWoodwind InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralBrass InstrumentsMusic Theory and CompositionPercussion InstrumentsConductingMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| The New SchoolNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusOffers: Communication Design (Parsons) (BFA) · Illustration (Parsons) (BFA) · Design and Technology (Parsons) (BFA) · Integrated Design (Parsons) (BFA) · Photography (Parsons) (BFA)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Keyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic Theory and CompositionMusic History, Literature, and TheoryConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Truckee Meadows Community CollegeNV · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of FloridaFL · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Hawaii at HiloHI · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of KansasKS · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic PedagogyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of MiamiFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic Theory and CompositionVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsMusic, GeneralConductingMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Nevada-Las VegasNV · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Jazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of North FloridaFL · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Jazz/Jazz StudiesMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralConductingMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of St ThomasMN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of the ArtsPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Jazz/Jazz StudiesMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of UtahUT · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of West GeorgiaGA · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Jazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireWI · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointWI · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWI · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Utah Tech UniversityUT · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyMusic TechnologyMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Utah Valley UniversityUT · PublicRequest information → | Music Performance, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music TechnologyKeyboard InstrumentsMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Valencia CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Valley City State UniversityND · PublicRequest information → | Music, GeneralUndergraduate certificate · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Theory and CompositionKeyboard InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
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Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)
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Earnings and debt are reported by the federal government at a four-digit program level, so a figure shown against “Music” covers every related program at that institution rather than one named degree. Full methodology.